Founder of Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere Darko has launched a sarcastic defense of former First Lady, Lordina Mahama, on the raging topic of the emolument for presidential spouses.
Lordina, according to him, should be left alone and does not have to refund a pesewa of the allowances she received while serving as Ghana’s First Lady.
In a comment on his Facebook Wall, he argued it is not Lordina’s fault but Mahama’s who is now claiming he always believed in the 2011 Constitution Review Commission Report’s recommendation to set up an Independent Emoluments Committee.
The Former President, he stressed, however never ever saw the need to even attempt to implement it for the four years and more that he was President.
In an earlier post on the subject, Gabby indicated that the Constitution did not bar the spouse of the President and his Vice from being compensated.
The bone of contention, he said, is whether or not Ghanaians believe they deserve it and formalizing it is the right thing to do.
Read Gabby’s Facebook post below:
My take on the matter is short. The Constitution did not bar spouses of President and his Vice (in and out of office) from being compensated (allowance or pay). It is whether or not we believe they deserve it and formalising it is the right thing to do. This, to me, is the issue.
My second and final take on this spousal alawa issue: Leave Lordina Mahama alone! She doesn’t have to refund a pesewa of her alawa. After all, is it her fault her husband now says he always believed in the 2011 Constitution Review Commission Report’s recommendation to set up an Independent Emoluments Committee but he never ever saw the need to even attempt to implement it for the 4 years plus change that he was Head of State? Let her be.
Source: MyPublisher24.com